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UCL student Art Stavenka (UCL SSEES) has won a £7,500 loan for developing special strips of LEDs which attach to bike spokes. When moving, the LEDs enable computer-generated images to be displayed. Read: Daily MailMore...

UCL researchers led by Dr Anthony Kenyon (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering) have revealed details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. Read: BBC NewsMore: UCL NewsMore...

The years spent at university provide the safest, most supportive environment for entrepreneurs, and expose them to innovative research and support, financial or otherwise, says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice-Provost, Enterprise). Read: City A.M.More...

UCL Academy has received 1,085 applications for 180 places in the first Year 7 entry form this September. “We are delighted by the response from parents to the opening of the academy,” said Principal Geraldine Davies. Read: Ham & HighMore...

International Criminal Court may seem Africa-centric, but hopefully this will come to be seen as teething problems in creating legitimate global judiciary, says Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws). Read: GuardianMore...

Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until a maverick Victorian genius named Flinders Petrie took them on. Petrie went on to make significant discoveries, shaping modern archaeology in the process. Watch: BBC FourMore...

British business offers its future leaders overseas experience, so why is the British PhD still such a stay-at-home affair, asks Tanya Filer (UCL School of EU Languages, Culture and Society). Read: GuardianMore...

The Coalition government used its powers under FOI to veto the release of NHS Risk Registers yesterday, an issue which has been rumbling on since an FOI request by a Labour MP, says Dr Ben Worthy (UCL Constitution Unit). Read: BBC NewsUCL Constitution Unit blogMore...